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Friday, September 7, 2012

Sometimes...

Okay, holy brown cows. I'm back in school and doing a million+one things, and it seems like the pace of life is streaming, screaming, bolting by. I feel like everything has to be done now (whether that's true or not), and I can't keep up.

It's the speed of life.

And sometimes it's really nice to leave it behind. Close the front door of my house, draw all the curtains (as if they aren't already closed! Ha! I'm like a vampire), and ignore the Internet. Sometimes I crave that quiet. That release from the Words With Friends games, and constant status updates, and ultra-fast stream of tweets, and even my inbox (which I usually adore).

Sometimes I sit in my house with the TV off, the lights off, and the laptop closed.

Sometimes I crawl into bed with a good book -- printing on real pages -- and escape between the covers.

Sometimes I think about what my life was like before I started writing and publishing.

Sometimes...What would you put in that pause? How do you keep up with the pace of life?

I know the pace you speak of, it's grinding me into the ground as we speak. And it feels the ground is made of bedrock instead of dirt. *sigh* Ah what I wouldn't do for a pause. To it I would add sunsets and beautiful beaches...

Sometimes......Oh, yeah. I hear ya. I think meditation is very beneficial and sometimes we all don't take the time needed to quiet the mind. Just even if it is for ten minutes a day. Just sitting there and allowing each thought to come and go and just listening to the beat of our heart. Thank you for the reminder! Life can get a little crazy.

sometimes I want a vacation where there is no internet and it's far away and there's nothing to do but walk along a sandy beach and swim in blue waters and close my eyes while a tropical breeze blow through my hair *sigh*

I know exactly what you mean. In fact, a couple weeks ago, I did just this. I went offline for a few days and just took care of my family, tried to re-balance myself, and made some promises about how much to involve myself and how not to compare myself when I dove back in. It's been much better since then.

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